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Bruno Mars backstage at the 68th GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles on February 01, 2026. He did not actually win any awards that night, despite being nominated for record of the year and song of the year.

Bruno Mars adds yet another milestone to his career with 'The Romantic'

Bruno Mars is the most-listened to artist in the world on Spotify. He's won 16 Grammys. In case you thought there were no battles left for him to win, this week he unlocked another achievement.

San Lorenzo High School teacher Judy Smith teaches her third period government class in San Lorenzo on Dec. 3, 2024, as they develop civic action infographics on topics ranging from gun violence to vaping. Smith’s students will submit their final projects to the KQED Youth Media Challenge which will publish the infographics online to share how students see themselves, their world and their future. Photo by Florence Middleton for CalMatters

California teachers ‘tread lightly’ for America’s 250th as they navigate competing narratives

California is strengthening civics education as America marks it 250th birthday. Teachers have to navigate a polarized political environment as they guide lessons on the Constitution.

Jean is the second album by Yebba, named for the singer's grandmother.

There's more than one path to a confessional song

On new albums by viral sensation Yebba and studio whiz Pimmie, it's clear modern R&B has been clearing space for vastly different stripes of singer-songwriter.

Construction underway at Ritter Center’s Ritter Builds Hope Integrated Behavioral Health Facility in San Rafael. The space will offer medical, behavioral health, case management and basic needs services.

10 projects from Newsom’s mental health bond were supposed to open in 2025. That didn’t happen

Projects that are supposed to offer mental health and substance use care to foster youth, new mothers, unhoused people and other vulnerable Californians have been delayed or cancelled.

Law enforcement respond near Temple Israel following reports of an active shooter on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Mich.

The FBI says it's taking over the Michigan synagogue attack investigation

Security officers at Temple Israel "engaged with the suspect" after a vehicle rammed into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.

This tale of a Chicago school book ban was inspired by true events

Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.

Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego State Park on March 9, 2024.

Anza-Borrego, Carlsbad Beach nominated in poll of California's best state parks

The poll highlights California's best places for hiking, camping, views, wildflower blooms, kid-friendly adventures and more.

Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) chats with ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to "examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The senators are cosponsors of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill targeting large investors and easing regulations

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.

Teatro Regional del Bío-Bío, 2018, Concepción, Chile

Chilean Smiljan Radić Clarke wins architecture's highest honor

The Pritzker Prize was awarded Thursday. "In every work, he is able to answer with radical originality, making the unobvious obvious," said fellow Chilean architect and prize chair Alejandro Aravena.

Federal weather scientists say a strong El Niño weather pattern is likely to develop later this year. El Niño years can bring hotter temperatures, more extreme droughts and more intense rainfall.

El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

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